NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John J. Ruggiano, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Cranston, RI

John J. Ruggiano, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cranston, Rhode Island, and NPI 1609844240, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD04335, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609844240
Name
John J. Ruggiano
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD04335 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1090 New London Ave, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone
(401) 463-5778
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(401) 463-3582
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1090 New London Ave

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Verify John J. Ruggiano in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,035 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.

  1. John Ruggiano1,035
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine129 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate114 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl81 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl66 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl57 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl41 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,902.76

66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Ruggiano$1,902.76
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

John J. Ruggiano among 383 psychiatry physician records in Rhode Island

John J. Ruggiano, M.D. is one of 383 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Cranston

They are 21 of the 1,348 NPPES records with a practice address in Cranston, and 383 psychiatry physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Abrahams, MDCranston, RI 029201154346500
  2. Talya Benoff, MDCranston, RI 029201972824522
  3. Robert Bessette, D.O.Cranston, RI 029201508821562
  4. Wajahat Faheem, MDCranston, RI 029201053323691
  5. Bruce Fischer, MDCranston, RI 029201881753028
  6. Maria Gonzalez, MDCranston, RI 029201114982857
  7. Gene Jacobs, D.O.Cranston, RI 029201699743245
  8. Angela Lacombe, DOCranston, RI 029201285772459

Common questions

What is John J. Ruggiano, M.D.'s NPI number?

John J. Ruggiano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609844240, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John J. Ruggiano, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1090 New London Ave, Cranston, RI, 02920. Phone: (401) 463-5778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John J. Ruggiano, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD04335, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John J. Ruggiano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John J. Ruggiano, M.D. had 1,035 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.